Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1201 Wooden Cow and Horse ([-])

The emperor actually vaguely understood where the curse of the past dynasties lay.

After all, Dashun started as a rebel.

Moreover, after the end of the Ming Dynasty, the rise of ancient Confucianism from all walks of life made their mouths swell when they talked about the issue of land annexation.

Can this problem be solved?

That is definitely not easy to solve.

However, in this era, it is not impossible to solve.

Especially the development of Kanto and Nanyang in recent years.As well as the development of navigation, and the exploration and development of the southern ocean and northern Fusang, which are thousands of miles away, it seems that there is a theoretical solution to the symptoms but not the root cause.

In addition, the Academy of Sciences has made progress in agronomy and technology, and has figured out what food fertilizers are. In theory, if they find a huge saltpeter mine, island dung stone mine, etc., they can also delay the collapse of the Dashun Dynasty in theory.

In addition, there is a palliative approach.

The emperor hoped that the prince would understand one thing: generally speaking, as long as the common people have something to eat and they are not starved to death, they will basically not be idle and rebel.Now, the threat of northern barbarians is almost non-existent; the threatening Westerners are basically isolated from Malacca; Japan with wolf ambitions, as long as they have fun, they can make them attack themselves endlessly.

The threat of the Dashun Dynasty is ultimately not outside.

And this is not something that can be solved with just a word of "benevolence".

Rent to the point of [-]% of the tax does not prevent the landlord from collecting [-]% to [-]% or [-]% to [-]% of the rent.

Benevolence and ten and tax one, without losing the economic foundation of the time, is a family of five under the land grant system with one hundred mu of land.It is useless to talk about benevolence without this economic foundation. In the eyes of the emperor, it is useless.

Juntian or directly implement the retro-style well field system, that is nonsense, Dashun must be blown up, it is simply Wang Mang's reform.

On the premise that private ownership of land remains unchanged, how to alleviate the death of the Dashun Dynasty?Among them, around this purpose, what is the significance of the existence of the railway?
This is exactly what the emperor needed for the prince to think clearly.

Because of these things, no one can teach.

The Imperial Academy does not understand these things.The truths they understand are all outdated truths, it’s not wrong, but now in the Central Plains, where can they get a hundred-acre field for a husband’s family?If you can't do this and don't miss the right time, how big a problem can you solve?
The group of people from the Practical School cannot teach either.

It's not that they don't understand these things, but from the emperor's point of view, the direction they understand is a bit wrong.Their way of thinking is suitable for Songsu, Guandong, and Nanyang, but it may not be suitable for the entire Dashun.

Liu Yu’s reform in Songsu also got off to a bad start—Songsu did a good job, but the problem is, where can I find tea from Fujian, porcelain from Jiangxi, rice from Nanyang, and rice from Kanto? Soybeans, silver from Japan and Europe, salt tax from the five southern provinces, existing canals, convenient sea transportation, and population migration to complete such reforms—this made many people of the practical school, in the eyes of the emperor, a bit too radical Yes, I think the change is very simple, just copy it according to Songsu.Such a person should still work outside, and don't bother with internal affairs, because things can easily come out if you are too determined.

Perhaps considering that the question asked now is a bit too big, the emperor asked again carefully: "Forget it, I asked this way."

"If you have 2000 million taels of silver in your hand, it will be calculated according to the railway from Xizhimen to Mentougou, which is 1 taels of silver per mile."

"I ask you, where will you build your first 2000 million taels, or two thousand miles of road?"

This question, compared to the one just now, seems to be much simpler, and the answer is not too big and unreasonable, and it is not clear.

But in fact, the core stuff has not changed at all.

Just hide the problem in this simplified question, and in the end, the question of "why should I fix it first" cannot be avoided.

The prince is really no stranger to this issue.

After the completion of the railway from Mentougou to Xizhimen, people from the Real School cheered and imagined the future.

There are so many genres of imagination.

There are traditional Han and Tang old frontier prefectures and counties, so naturally they are thinking about going to Shenyang first, and then going to the four counties of Han.

There are frontier guards in the northwest, so they are naturally thinking about solving the Hexi Corridor as soon as possible and stabilizing the Western Regions.

There are trade school, business school, etc., and so on.

There are too many genres, and those who imagine the future are all thinking about railways. In the future, it will really be like the evolution of firearms into flint guns.

That being the case, the prince has also read many similar articles.

After a rough look, I feel that what I said seems to make sense, and there is nothing wrong with it.

It is true that the public says the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the woman is right.

If you really want to talk about it, it seems that as long as you have money, everything makes sense, and you can even wish to cultivate everywhere.

But since the emperor asked about the priority, then this can't be answered, and it should be repaired vigorously until it is fully repaired.

In the final analysis, this answer still depends on whether the emperor is satisfied.

Although it is a father-son relationship.

But at this time, he is still a king and a minister.This kind of examination and teaching made the prince most disturbed.

After thinking for a while, the prince still chose one, and replied: "I think that if you want to repair it, it will be based on two thousand miles."

"It should be built from Tianjin to the capital, and the capital should be extended to Zhangjiakou. This is less than two thousand miles, and the rest should be repaired from the capital to Rehe."

The emperor didn't comment on whether he was satisfied, but asked very, very calmly: "Why?"

The crown prince couldn't tell whether his father was satisfied with the answer or not, and he didn't dare to speculate whether he was satisfied or not. After a few days of speaking, he could only say what he had to say, and try to explain the truth as clearly as possible.

"My son thinks that this repair has the following advantages."

"For one thing, Duke Xingguo often lamented that Mongolian wool and camel hair could not reach Tianjin. If only railways could transport it to Tianjin, industry and commerce would flourish, and there would be no fewer than [-] people alive."

"Secondly, in the past, the father and emperor promoted the strategy of using business to control Mongolia. If Mongolia can communicate with the inland business, it will be difficult for Mongolian people to rebel."

"Thirdly, if there is an incident in northern Xinjiang, the capital can immediately send troops to suppress it. In this way, there will be no serious problems in northern Xinjiang."

"Fourth, the population is growing around the capital. There are many vacant lands in Mongolia, which can be moved to cultivate Mongolia. It is the Mongolian nobles who are naturalized as landlords. Only in this way can they be educated with the words of saints."

"Fifth, the refugees near the capital can be used to build roads and roads, so that they can make a living and avoid chaos."

"Yu Qiqi..."

The prince can be said to have exhausted all his life's knowledge, thinking of all the benefits of doing so, trying to make the emperor feel that he has opened up his mind.

However, although the emperor had no expression on his face, he couldn't help sighing with hatred in his heart: My son, how could you build your first railway this way?You really don't know where the crisis of the imperial court is!

This road is calculated according to a batch of two thousand miles. I am afraid that the top three should not be included. How can you think this way?
It's not that it can't be done, or that it's wrong, but that this question itself is a re-examination of priorities, and a test of the prince's understanding of governance and crisis.The first road chose to be built here. From the emperor's point of view, he really didn't understand the true significance of this thing for ruling.

In other words, they didn't understand the direction of the crisis of the Dashun Dynasty.

Whether it is the development of industry and commerce such as wool camel hair, or the so-called immigrants from Mongolia and Mongolia, or guarding against something in northern Xinjiang...

Where are these things ranked at this time?

(End of this chapter)